whats this bike?

pessimal

just spotted this on ebay and wanted to check what type of bike it is.

i'm guess its a DH type bike, am i right?

benpinnick

Not a DH bike, a cheap-ish Jump bike by Saracen.

warpcow

A Saracen Mantra. In pretty poor shape by the looks of it.

pessimal

worth punting £50 on it and build it up?

nicklouse

benpinnick wrote:

Not a DH bike, a cheap-ish Jump like bike by Saracen.

Corrected for you.

estampida

30

no front brake
new bar and stem
drivetrain looks "unloved" so replace....

and that's the problems you can see / guess

cooldad

Rearrange the words: it bargepole touch a wouldn't with.

chez_m356

supposed to look more like this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Saracen-Mantr ... 43b400a33f

supersonic

It is a budget hardcore hardtail, not a jump bike. it weighs a lot! that said are pretty sturdy. Was £300 new.

J_asonR

Check my signature for this one, it's the same bike I've got and as above, it's pretty heavy! Gotta have a fairly solid pair of legs and a bit of weight to get this thing going up some decent hills!

I swapped out the bottom bracket and crankset after it failing after a year or two, so it'd probbaly be worth you trying to find out how they're fairing up on this specific one..